India Women Defend Gold After Posting Record Asian Games Total Against Sri Lanka

India posted a massive total of 216 for three against Sri Lanka in the women's cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games, setting the highest-ever score in WT20Is at the event. Smriti Mandhana led the innings with a brilliant 79 runs from 45 balls, supported by an opening stand of 99 runs alongside Shafali Verma. Richa Ghosh added an unbeaten 48 runs, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 19 runs before Sri Lanka's bowlers struck. In response, Sri Lanka collapsed under pressure from India's spin attack. Deepti Sharma dismissed Kavisha Dilhari and later removed Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu for 29 runs. Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil also claimed wickets as Sri Lanka lost multiple batters cheaply, leaving them facing an improbable target to chase down India's total.